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colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 9, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">Henry McMaster</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_L._Bryant" title="Kevin L. Bryant">Kevin L. Bryant</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Pamela Sue Gajoch</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1967-08-28</span>) </span>August 28, 1967<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 57)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">David Evette</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_State_University" title="Cleveland State University">Cleveland State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Business_Administration" title="Bachelor of Business Administration">BBA</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Pamela Sue Evette</b> (née <b>Gajoch</b>; born August 28, 1967) is an American politician and businesswoman and the 93rd <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina">lieutenant governor of South Carolina</a> since 2019. A member of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a>, she was the CEO of Quality Business Solutions in <a href="/wiki/Upstate_South_Carolina" title="Upstate South Carolina">Upstate South Carolina</a> before her election as lieutenant governor. She is the first lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket as the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">governor</a>. She has been in office since January 9, 2019, when <a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">Henry McMaster</a> began his first elected term as governor. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamela_Evette&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Evette is the granddaughter of Polish immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Born in <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, Evette earned her <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Business_Administration" title="Bachelor of Business Administration">Bachelor of Business Administration</a> (B.B.A.) in accounting from <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_State_University" title="Cleveland State University">Cleveland State University</a>. Evette worked as an accountant until returning to <a href="/wiki/Travelers_Rest,_South_Carolina" title="Travelers Rest, South Carolina">Travelers Rest, South Carolina</a> in 2005, where she founded and acted as CEO of Quality Business Solutions, a <a href="/wiki/Payroll_automation" title="Payroll automation">payroll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Human_resources" title="Human resources">HR</a> and back-office solutions software firm.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Evette was the first lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket as the governor. Before the <a href="/wiki/2018_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election">2018 election</a>, South Carolina lieutenant governors were elected independently of the governor. She defeated <a href="/wiki/Mandy_Powers_Norrell" title="Mandy Powers Norrell">Mandy Powers Norrell</a> in the gubernatorial election on November 6, 2018. Evette took office as South Carolina's second female lieutenant governor (the first being <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Stevenson" title="Nancy Stevenson">Nancy Stevenson</a> from 1979 through 1983 under <a href="/wiki/Richard_Riley" title="Richard Riley">Richard Riley</a>) on January 9, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lieutenant_governor">Lieutenant governor</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamela_Evette&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lieutenant governor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scott_and_Evette.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Scott_and_Evette.png/200px-Scott_and_Evette.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="288" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Scott_and_Evette.png/300px-Scott_and_Evette.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Scott_and_Evette.png 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="564" /></a><figcaption>Evette (right) and Senator <a href="/wiki/Tim_Scott" title="Tim Scott">Tim Scott</a>, 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>Evette took office as lieutenant governor on January 9, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Behind <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Stevenson" title="Nancy Stevenson">Nancy Stevenson</a>, Evette is the second woman to hold the role of lieutenant governor, and first Republican woman to hold the office.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In South Carolina, the duties of the lieutenant governor are to focus mainly on the initiatives of the executive branch. Evette has spent much of her time in office traveling the state to meet with businesses and constituents, giving speeches and addresses that support Governor <a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">Henry McMaster</a>. Evette said in an interview with the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> that she has "doubled the potential footprint" of the governor's office through hosting various events across the state and communicating with lawmakers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Evette has also focused her attention on education, school choice, promoting business, and protecting South Carolina's natural resources. </p><p>In 2019, Evette was asked to join Cohort 6 of the Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows program.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Evette launched the annual Grab A Bag SC, a statewide litter pick-up initiative with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.palmettopride.org">PalmettoPride</a> to encourage South Carolinians to grab a bag and clean up their communities.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Evette served as chair of the South Carolina Governor’s Complete Count Commission for the 2020 Census.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Evette attended and helped lead the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://accelerate.sc.gov">accelerateSC</a> initiative.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Evette participated in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.southcarolina7.com">SC7 Expedition</a> to raise awareness for floodwater prevention and the importance of protecting South Carolina’s natural resources.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Evette joined thousands of students at a State Rally Celebrating School Choice at the Capitol.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Evette is South Carolina's first lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket as the governor. Her predecessor, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_L._Bryant" title="Kevin L. Bryant">Kevin L. Bryant</a>, was a political enemy of Governor McMaster, and the two consequentially did not have the same political agenda. </p><p>In October 2019, Evette was involved in a car collision in <a href="/wiki/Greer,_South_Carolina" title="Greer, South Carolina">Greer, South Carolina</a> when her driver inappropriately activated his flashing blue and red lights to go through an intersection. Evette's driver was cited, and Evette was uninjured.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November <a href="/wiki/2022_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election">2022</a>, McMaster and Evette won reelection.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 12, 2023, McMaster underwent a minor outpatient heart procedure to correct paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, an intermittent irregular heartbeat. Evette served as acting governor for two hours. The South Carolina Constitution provides that the lieutenant governor may take executive action in case of emergency if the governor is temporarily disabled.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamela_Evette&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, Evette was ranked the #3 top female entrepreneurs in the United States by <a href="/wiki/Inc._Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Inc. Magazine">Inc. Magazine</a>, noting that as CEO, she grew her business to a one-billion-dollar enterprise in the 15 years since its inception.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamela_Evette&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">South Carolina Gubernatorial Election (Lt. Governor), 2018<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>Pamela Evette </td> <td>921,342 </td> <td>54 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Powers_Norrell" title="Mandy Powers Norrell">Mandy Powers Norrell</a> </td> <td>784,182 </td> <td>46 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">South Carolina Gubernatorial Election (Lt. Governor), 2022<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>Pamela Evette </td> <td>988,501 </td> <td>58 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td>Tally Parham Casey </td> <td>692,691 </td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other </td> <td>- </td> <td>22,000 </td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamela_Evette&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Evette is married to David Evette, with whom she has one son. She also has one son and one daughter from a previous marriage. </p><p>Evette and her husband attend Catholic Church in <a href="/wiki/Taylors,_South_Carolina" title="Taylors, South Carolina">Taylors, South Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamela_Evette&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://governor.sc.gov/lieutenant-governor/pamela-evette">"Pamela Evette"</a>. <i>governor.sc.gov</i>. 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Scott</a></span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Seal_of_South_Carolina.svg/90px-Seal_of_South_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Seal_of_South_Carolina.svg/135px-Seal_of_South_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Seal_of_South_Carolina.svg/180px-Seal_of_South_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="715" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_government_and_politics" title="South Carolina government and politics">State government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">Henry McMaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">Governor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pamela Evette</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_South_Carolina" title="List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina">Lieutenant Governor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hammond_(American_politician)" title="Mark Hammond (American politician)">Mark Hammond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_South_Carolina" title="Secretary of State of South Carolina">Secretary of State</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wilson_(South_Carolina_politician)" title="Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician)">Alan Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_South_Carolina" title="Attorney General of South Carolina">Attorney General</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Loftis" title="Curtis Loftis">Curtis Loftis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer of South Carolina">Treasurer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brian_J._Gaines" title="Brian J. Gaines">Brian Gaines</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Comptroller_General" title="South Carolina Comptroller General">Comptroller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Weathers" title="Hugh Weathers">Hugh Weathers</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Department_of_Agriculture" title="South Carolina Department of Agriculture">Agriculture Commissioner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Weaver" title="Ellen Weaver">Ellen Weaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Department_of_Education" title="South Carolina Department of Education">Superintendent</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Alexander" title="Thomas C. Alexander">Thomas C. Alexander</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_South_Carolina_Senate" title="President of the South Carolina Senate">President</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A._Shane_Massey" title="A. Shane Massey">A. Shane Massey</a>, Majority Leader</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Hutto" title="Brad Hutto">Brad Hutto</a>, Minority Leader</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murrell_Smith_Jr." title="Murrell Smith Jr.">Murrell Smith Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives">Speaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Pope_(politician)" title="Tommy Pope (politician)">Tommy Pope</a>, Speaker pro tempore</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Davey_Hiott" title="Davey Hiott">Davey Hiott</a>, Majority Leader</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Rutherford" title="Todd Rutherford">Todd Rutherford</a>, Minority Leader</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="South Carolina Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_W._Kittredge" title="John W. 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Arkansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rutledge" title="Leslie Rutledge">Rutledge</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_California" title="Lieutenant Governor of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eleni_Kounalakis" title="Eleni Kounalakis">Kounalakis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Colorado" title="List of lieutenant governors of Colorado">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Primavera" title="Dianne Primavera">Primavera</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Georgia">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Jones</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Luke" title="Sylvia Luke">Luke</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bedke" title="Scott Bedke">Bedke</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Juliana_Stratton" title="Juliana Stratton">Stratton</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Nungesser</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Maine_Senate" title="List of presidents of the Maine Senate">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Troy_Jackson_(politician)" title="Troy Jackson (politician)">Jackson</a></i> (D)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">A. 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Utah" title="Lieutenant Governor of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Deidre_Henderson" title="Deidre Henderson">Henderson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Vermont" title="List of lieutenant governors of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#c64c4b;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Zuckerman_(politician)" title="David Zuckerman (politician)">Zuckerman</a> (P)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Winsome_Sears" title="Winsome Sears">Sears</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Apatang">Apatang</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of State of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Omar_J._Marrero" title="Omar J. Marrero">Marrero</a></i> (PNP)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tregenza_Roach" title="Tregenza Roach">Roach</a> (D)</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>An Asterisk indicates an acting Lt.Governor <p><i>Italics</i> indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">lieutenant governor</a> or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant: </p> <ul><li>1. <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state_(U.S._state_government)" title="Secretary of state (U.S. state government)">Secretary of State</a></li> <li>2. <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate" title="President of the Senate">President of the Senate</a></li> <li>3. <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia#Composition" title="Council of the District of Columbia">Council Chair</a></li> <li>4. <a href="/wiki/State_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="State Treasurer">State Treasurer</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Political party affiliation</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>: 26 (26 states)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 26 (22 states, 3 territories, 1 district)</li> <li><span style="color:#c64c4b;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Progressive_Party" title="Vermont Progressive Party">Vermont Progressive</a>: 1 (1 state)</li> <li><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico">New Progressive</a>: 1 (1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span>Independent: 1 (1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">▌</span>Vacant: 1 (1 state)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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